Mount Albert-Ponsonby is a semi-professional
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
club in
Mount Albert,
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...
, New Zealand.
History
The club is an amalgamated between Mount Albert FC and Ponsonby in 1971. Ponsonby had previously won the
Chatham Cup
The Chatham Cup is New Zealand's premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in men's association football. It is held annually, with the final contested in September. The current champions of the Chatham Cup are Wellington Olymp ...
, New Zealand's premier knockout tournament, in
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...
and
1933
Events
January
* January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand.
* January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...
.
The club won play-off series to earn a place in the
1971 National Soccer League. The team were briefly known, during their second season in the
league, as Auckland City FC after getting support from
Eden AFC[
]
Present day
Mount Albert-Ponsonby current home ground is Anderson Park, Mt Albert, Auckland. The team's current kit colours are Blue with a Gold trim for the home kit, and Red for the away kit.
Notes
References
External links
New Zealand 2004/05 Season Results
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Association football clubs in Auckland
Association football clubs established in 1931
1931 establishments in New Zealand